http://www.johndglynn.com/concours-911s-crazy-money The Number One Website for Classic Porsche Stories Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.johndglynn.com/concours-911s-crazy-money/comment-page-1#comment-1406 Alex Ford Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:48:25 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=1635#comment-1406 I'm curious to know if this is a late 1974 or an early one. One of the photos shows the ventilation grille which appears to be the proper plastic unit for 1974 and the Euro lights are evident in the photos. Many of the 1973-built 1974's arrived in the U. S. with aluminum rear ventilation grilles and also with anomalous gauge clusters. They also often did not have the shock absorbers but the Euro tubes, thus saving some weight. If it is a California car it can now be changed to the row 175 hp without violating smog rules. I'm guessing that it is a late 1974. The original build date may not be available but the build month should be on the B-Pillar on the DOT sticker. I'm restoring a 911 to stock. This appears to be a mostly stock car. And its an S. And it appears to be in really good shape. There's no doubt that a fair price for a car like this if it is in as good condition as it looks and purports is no less than 34,000 and pending inspection, could be as high as 44,000. A look at the limited photo show that is in an excellent state of preservation, but just a look at the stock key hole surround for example, shows that certain aspects of maintenance have been neglected, although the key surround, surprisingly easy to maintain as new if one knows how is one of the most neglected items on the Classic Porsche. If I hadn't already committed similar money on a restoration of a base 1974 911, I'd be in the market to buy this particular S. -- Zioo I'm curious to know if this is a late 1974 or an early one. One of the photos shows the ventilation grille which appears to be the proper plastic unit for 1974 and the Euro lights are evident in the photos. Many of the 1973-built 1974's arrived in the U. S. with aluminum rear ventilation grilles and also with anomalous gauge clusters. They also often did not have the shock absorbers but the Euro tubes, thus saving some weight. If it is a California car it can now be changed to the row 175 hp without violating smog rules. I'm guessing that it is a late 1974. The original build date may not be available but the build month should be on the B-Pillar on the DOT sticker. I'm restoring a 911 to stock. This appears to be a mostly stock car. And its an S. And it appears to be in really good shape. There's no doubt that a fair price for a car like this if it is in as good condition as it looks and purports is no less than 34,000 and pending inspection, could be as high as 44,000. A look at the limited photo show that is in an excellent state of preservation, but just a look at the stock key hole surround for example, shows that certain aspects of maintenance have been neglected, although the key surround, surprisingly easy to maintain as new if one knows how is one of the most neglected items on the Classic Porsche. If I hadn't already committed similar money on a restoration of a base 1974 911, I'd be in the market to buy this particular S. — Zioo

]]> http://www.johndglynn.com/concours-911s-crazy-money/comment-page-1#comment-410 driving instructor Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.johndglynn.com/?p=1635#comment-410 In comparison to a similar age/slightly higher mileage Corvette convertible or a repainted Maserati Bora it's got to be a bargain! In comparison to a similar age/slightly higher mileage Corvette convertible or a repainted Maserati Bora it's got to be a bargain!

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